Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
3,415 hedge funds and large institutions have $626B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 168 funds opening new positions, 1,327 increasing their positions, 1,409 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.
93% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 168 | Existing positions closed: 87
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 993 → 1,092 (+99)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 3,376 → 3,415 (+39)
0% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.6B | Put options by funds: $27.7B
0.64% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.35% → 77.7% (-0.64%)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,327 | Existing positions reduced: 1,409
15% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $16.9B | Capital outflows: $19.9B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.06B |
| 2 |
Jensen Investment Management
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
+$885M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$839M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$542M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$526M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$1.52B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.46B |
| 3 |
Roffman Miller Associates
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$697M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$443M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$434M |
GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
3,415 of the 5,731 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $626B — up 8.9% from $575B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 168 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 81 holders — while 1,327 added to existing stakes and 1,409 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $1.06B. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $1.52B.
- 3,415 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q3 2021, up from 3,376 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $626B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q3 2021, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 168 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q3 2021 and 87 closed out, a net change of +81 holders.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q3 2021 was Barclays, an estimated $1.06B added.
- The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q3 2021 was Norges Bank, an estimated $1.52B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.